Sword dragon



P. FASSON.

SWORD DRAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1921.

1,412,6719 Patented Apr. 111, 1922.

* SWORD DRAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1,129, 52.

Application filed March 22, 1921. Serial No. 454,520.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATSY FASSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at -Mount Pleasant, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Sword Dragon; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, efiioienta and readily attachable dragon or safety strap for cavalry swords and the like designed to be engaged with the wrist of the user so that in the event that the grip of the sword should be knocked out of his hand he will not loose possession of the sword and therefore will not be disarmed; and with this object in vie-w the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a sword showing the handle end thereof to which is attached a dragon or safety strap embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the dragon or safety strap in its folded position when not in use.

Figure 3 is a detail View showing the arrangement of the strap ends to form a terminal pendant.

Figure 4 is a detail view of a casing or slip cover for the pendant.

Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of the pendant with the slip cover applied thereto.

The dragon or safety strap 10 1s shown in the-drawing as applied to a sword l1 having a grip 12 and a guard 13, the latter being extended at its inner end to form an eye 14: with which is engaged a rectangular swinging loop 15. The dragon is constructed of a. double run or thickness in looped form of a strap of leather or like material of which the looped end is arranged to form a slip knot 16 for engagement with the loop 15, and the sides of the loop formed by the strap separated or are separable as indicated at 17 for the reception of the wrist of the hand grasping the grip 12, a slip loop 18 being mounted upon the strap to be adjusted relative to the wrist gripping portion thereof to insure a snug engagement of the dragon extremities in a more or less ornamental form to provide a finish for the dragon, and preferably this doubled portion of the dragon constituting the pendant is enclosed in a slip cover or casing 24 shown in detail in Figure 4 and made of leather or fabric adapted for example to bear the regimental or corps or company colors and corresponding in general contour with the pendant, the smaller end of the case being closed to form a loop 25 while the inner or larger end thereof is provided with tongues 26 respectively carrying the male and female complemental members of fastening devices, which when engaged as shown in Figure 5 at the enlarged inner end of the pendant serve to maintain the slip cover or casing in place.

When the dragon or safety strap is not in use the pendant carrying endthereof may be extended through an opening in the guard 13 as indicated in Figure 2 so that the pendant hangs substantially parallel with and close to the sword blade where it is out of the way and at the same time serves as an ornamental feature of the accoutrement.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A dragon or safety strap for cavalry swords having a double looped strap with a slip loop for tightening the wrist engaging portion of the strap to snugly embrace the wrist of the user, a casing, and the terminals of the strap being shaped and secured together as a filler for the casing to form a pendant.

2. A dragon or safety strap for cavalry swords having a double looped strap adapted at its looped end to be provided with a slip knot for engagement with a loop on the sword and provided intermediately with a slip loop for tightening the wrist engaging portion of the strap to snugly embrace the llU wrist of the user, and the terminals of the strap being secured together to form a pendant, and a slip cover or casing removably fitted upon said pendant, and provided at its inner end with tongues carrying complemental snap fastening means.

3. A dragon or safety strap for cavalry swords having a double looped strap having separable wrist engaging portions and pro- "vided intermediately with a slip loop for tightening the wrist engaging portions of the strap on the wrist of the user, the extremities of the strap being secured together to form a pendant having interior looped portions embraced by an exterior pear shaped portion, and a casing enclosing said looped and pear shaped portions.

4. The combination with a sword having a hand guard consisting of a strap folded to provide a terminal eye, of a loop engaged with said eye and a dragon or safety strap engaging said loop and having separable strap elements for engagement with the wrist of a hand grasping the sword.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PATSY FASSON. Witnesses:

J. E. FASSON, S. C. STEVENSON. 

